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Phalangeridae

noun

phalangers; koalas

• Syn: ↑family Phalangeridae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Marsupialia, ↑order Marsupialia

• Member Meronyms:

↑phalanger, ↑opossum, ↑possum, ↑genus Phalanger, ↑Trichosurus, ↑genus Trichosurus, ↑Petaurus, ↑genus Petaurus, ↑Acrobates, ↑genus Acrobates, ↑Phascolarctos, ↑genus Phascolarctos

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\\ˌfalənˈjerəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Phalanger, type genus + -idae

: a family of marsupial mammals (suborder Diprotodontia) consisting of the phalangers, the flying phalangers, the koala, and related forms

Useful english dictionary. 2012.